LGBTTQ* Words/Definitions. The following list of words and definitions provide us with an introduction and foundation of language for LGBTTQ* communities. It is important to note words, definitions, and connotations change over time, culture, political climate, economic background, education, race, and geography. New words are created every day.
Hippocrates - Î¤he Father of Medicine. Hippocrates was born around 460 BC on the island of Kos, Greece. He became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time. He based his medical practice on observations and on the study of the human body. He held the belief that illness had a physical and a rational explanation.
Walter Kempner, MD â Founder of the Rice Diet. Kempner, medical doctor and research scientist, is the father of modern day diet therapy and creator of the Rice Diet. All who have followed in his footsteps, including Nathan Pritikin, Dean Ornish, Neal Barnard, Caldwell Esselstyn, and myself, owe homage to this man and his work. Kempnerâs Rice Diet program began at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in 1939.